The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-12-13

Minister Thurston asked to have his
vote changed, which was done, upon
which the vote was declared, Il ayes
and 10 noes.
Rep. Brown moved that the vote
Just taken be reconsidered.
Minister Thurston said that the rea-
son he had asked to have his vote
changed was to give him the privilege
of moving a reconsideration. He was
ashamed of the action OF the House.
This question had been dilly-dallied
with for years. The rules and regula-
tions of two years ago had proved
/ worthless. Within three weeks of the
| publication of those rules, 500 passports
We're sold in this city. If a Shipload of
4 Cinnamon came here tomorrow, there
is no law To prevent their landing.
| The only way we could prevent
their landing would be to stand on the
shore and shoot them. This law is
! only intended TO 90 into effect on the
! first of March, and twas absurd TO say
! that there might be a crisis in the
/ labor market between that time and
/ the next session of the House.
! Noble Smith said that the vote in
volved defeat Of the Ministers as this
was a government measure. If this
vote is adopted, the Ministers cannot
I hold their seats.
The House took the usual noon re-
cess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Noble Smith concluded his remarks
on the reconsideration OF vote on the
Chinese immigration bill.
Noble Castle referred To certain
threats that had been made about
Ministers resigning in case the bill was
not accepted.
Noble Smith said that the Hon.
Mobiles remarks on his, the speakers,
threatening the resignation of the Min
istry, We're rather far fetched.
Noble Castle continued and said that
il was understood that Ministers took
office TO stay, not to resign. 1t would
be in order for them to resign on vote
of want Of confidence or on becoming
conscious, from other sources, of their
not possessing the confidence of the
country. The honorable Noble cited
the resignation of the Gladstone minis
try in England, on account of being
defeated on the comparatively inSig-
niticant question of = duty on beer.
The reference OF the bill TO a commit
tee i not vote of want of confidence.
This bill had been referred first to the
Committee on Foreign Relations, and
again portion of the bill was referred
to another committed Many other
bills introduced by Ministers had been
amended by committees, but there was
nothing said about the Ministers being
defeated. Now, it Is proposed simply
TO refer this bill.
Rep. Kinney said-Noble Castle has said a
good deal about child's play on The part of
some of those who support the Chinese bill.
Now while we are on tbs subject Of child's
play. ! wish TO say something of Noble Cas-
ties remarks which I consider worse than
child's play. If We do nothing about Chin, Sc
immigration he SAYS the public is protected
between now and MAY against heavy influx
OF Chinese. because The Ministers have
authority to promnlGate restrictive reGula-
tons between sessions, citing as his author
lty a Supreme Court decision. Now surely If
there is ANYTHING he ought TO be certain of be-
fore he asserts it, i this point so vital to Us.
Is 1t then the fact that there will be any
check upon the Chinese between now and
Nav? | say If Is not. The decision he relies
on is now before me and does not support
him, and ii seems to me that ii is serious
child's play on his part TO make off hand
assertions upon vital points to the public
without making sure whereof he speaks.
His careleSsness IN relaxing restrictions in
favor of Chinese and against the public is in
marked contrast to his vlgilant criticism of
points tightening restrictions in favor of the
public and against Chinese. Noble Castle
says great deal about threats. He SAYS
Noble Smith meant 10 threaten the House
when e said that If the Chinese bill Is laid
over until next term, the Ministry must re-
sign. / say Noble Smith had a right to say
it. 1t was his duty to say 1t. l have always
understood that Ii was first principles IN any
argument to consider the result of any pro-
posed action. but ii seems that a plain state
ment of what must inevitably follow the
postponement of that bill, has to be char
scterized as threateniug and is animal
verted upon as highly improper. Now / i
reiterate hat Noble Smith said in that /
respect and say il would be unmanly in the !
Ministry to attempt to stay IN after this bill 1
has been laid over till next May. This Min l
istry has brought forward as a Ministerial /
measure this bill. 1t has been before the 1
public for some weeks. 1t has passed two re Id. /
ings with heavy maiofities, and now to have 4
II killed on the eve Of 2 third reading under /.
the plea of referring il to Z committee after I
1t has been IN the hands of two committees, 4
Is too transparent TO need interpreting. l I
have not said that the Ministry must resign 4
for the purpose of whipping in votes for a 4
reconsideration, for unless very serious reas-
ons are presented by the Ministry 1 shall /
not vote for reconsideration.
1t Is better that the Ministry should resign.
1t gave me momeniary pang after the re-
suit Of the vote killing the bill was known,
but now 1 am perfectly resigned. l want
them to 90, for l feel that the real spirit and
desire of the vested interests of the Kingdom
came to the surface in the vote to stave the
bin of. And, if this is so, they have lost
confidence in this Ministry and without the
support of this class as the House is NOR con
the Ministry cannot carry out eifec-
lively q genuine restrictive act even if 1t was
now passed. The vote to-day has formed
two parties and the work of this revolution
airy Ministry Is over. 1t came in gloriously
and though in some respects an enfeebled ad-
it has done great service. and
now an opportunity is granted to die an hon
orable death. Two parties are forming, and
as l do not believe the Ministry can eff
fectiveiy carry out restriction bill as the
House is now constituted owing TO the atti-
tude taken BY the moneyed men, say the
is bound to be turned over to
Ministry either c0vertly or openly in favor of
Chinese. ] had hoped that the business men
Of the Kingdom would deem it wiser to work
through Thurston Ministry than a more
seryile one, even though that Ministry was
hOnestfv determined TO shut ont Chinese av- I